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Getting the Most Out of Evaluation Takes Both Money and Time
Amy Arbreton Evaluation Officer, Effective Philanthropy Group, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Jan 12, 2017 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

Does spending more on evaluation provide “more meaningful” insights? Last year I completed a survey for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and the Center for Evaluation Innovation (CEI) on evaluation practices at the Hewlett Foundation, where I support staff...

Changing Philanthropy in Changing Times
Nicky Goren President and CEO, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation

Jan 10, 2017 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Nicky Goren, president and CEO of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, is the seventh in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective,...

Free to Fail
Kevin Jennings Executive Director, Arcus Foundation

Jan 6, 2017 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, is the sixth in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective, commissioned by...

Shifting the Course
Kelvin Taketa President and CEO, Hawai'i Community Foundation

Jan 4, 2017 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Kelvin Taketa, president and CEO of the Hawai’i Community Foundation, is the fifth in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective,...

Let’s Embrace Our Philanthropic Fiduciary Duty
Kate Wolford President, McKnight Foundation

Dec 15, 2016 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Kate Wolford, president of The McKnight Foundation, is the fourth in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective, commissioned by the...

Impatience Can Be a Virtue, Too: Rethinking the “How” of Philanthropy
Judy Belk President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation

Dec 13, 2016 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Judy Belk, president and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation, is the third in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective,...

Listening for Change
Darren Walker President, Ford Foundation

Dec 8, 2016 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is the second in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective, commissioned by the William...

Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia
Phil Buchanan President, CEP
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Dec 6, 2016 | Research By Phil Buchanan, Research Research

More than two-thirds of the CEOs of large, staffed foundations in the United States believe foundations have the potential to make a significant difference in society. That’s the good (and perhaps hardly surprising) news in a new report from our...

Learn More, Speak More, Invest More.
Carol S. Larson President and CEO, David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Dec 5, 2016 | Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Research

This post from Carol Larson, president and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, is the first in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting on findings from the CEP research report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective,...

Building Capacity for Evaluation: We’re Bypassing Critical First Steps
David Goodman Director of Impact, Fluxx

Nov 8, 2016 | Research Research

Any time the philanthropic sector has an opportunity to learn more about each other and the work that we do, we all benefit. A perfect example is the latest report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Center for Evaluation Innovation, Benchmarking...

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